Pythons S u s t a i n a b i l i t y &

T r a c e a b i l i t y

UNCTAD-CITES MEETING

17-18 October 2013

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Pythons: Sustainabil i ty & Traceabil i ty

Dr. Helen Crowley, Kering

Conservation & Ecosystem Services Specialist

Ms. Rossella Ravagli, Gucci

CSR Director

Mr. Daniel Natusch, IUCN BPSG

Expert, Project Coordinator

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To d a y ’s p r e s e n t a t i o n

• Kering Sustainability

• Gucci: example of approach to sustainability

& traceability

• Program of work on Pythons

(Public-Private Partnership)

• PPP structure & goal

• Overview of work streams

• Traceability elements

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Ab o u t K e r i n g

GUCCI · BOTTEGA VENETA · SAINT LAURENT ALEXANDER McQUEEN · BALENCIAGA · BRIONI

CHRISTOPHER KANE · MCQ · STELLA McCARTNEY SERGIO ROSSI

BOUCHERON · DODO · GIRARD-PERREGAUX JEANRICHARD · POMELLATO · QEELIN

PUMA · VOLCOM COBRA · ELECTRIC · TRETORN

LUXURY SPORT& LIFESTYLE

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S u s t a i n a b i l i t y S t r a t e g y & Ta r g e t s

In April 2012, Kering publically announced a set of core sustainability targets to achieve

across its Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands by 2016

Evaluating our key suppliers a minimum of every 2 years and helping guide them to meet best practices and

adhere to Kering’s code of conduct

Reducing our carbon emissions, waste and water usage resulting from the production of products and

services by 25%, while accounting for the growth of our business. All remaining CO2 emissions from Scope 1

and Scope 2 activities (as defined in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol) will be offset annually

All our collections will be PVC-free by latest 2016. Ensuring all hazardous chemicals have been phased out

and eliminated from our production by 2020

100% of gold and diamonds in Kering’s products will be sourced from verified operations that do not have a

harmful impact on local communities, wildlife or the ecosystems which support them

100% of leather from domestic livestock within Kering’s products will be from responsible and verified sources

that do not result in converting sensitive ecosystems into grazing lands or agricultural lands for food

production. 100% of precious skins and furs in our products will come from verified captive breeding

operations or from wild, sustainable managed populations.

100% of paper and packaging or Kering will be sourced from certified sustainably managed forests with a

minimum of 50% recycled content

Implementing an Environmental Profit & Loss Account (E P&L) across all Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle

global brands. Once completed, the Group E P&L will provide a first monetary valuation of environmental

impacts analysis throughout the business operations and supply chain.

Kering and its brands are using Environment Profit & Loss Accounting to monitor and measure impact and

progress towards targets

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100% of precious skins and furs in our products will come from verified captive breeding operations or

from wild, sustainable managed populations

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S o l u t i o n s & Ap p r o a c h e s

Gucci leadership in sustainable sourcing & traceability

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C o l l a b o r a t i o n a c r o s s p y t h o n s u p p l y c h a i n

Public-Private Partnership: Kering, Gucci, ITC, IUCN

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Scope

– 2-3 year program focused on base of supply chain in SE Asia in 2 phases:

• Research & Recommendations

• Implementation & “Road Testing”

Principles

– Transparency & publication of results

– Collaboration & shared learning in implementation

– Contribution to the CITES process

Partners

– International Trade Centre

– IUCN Boa & Python Specialist Group

– Kering/Gucci

Structure

– Steering Committee (Partners)

– Project Coordinator (Daniel Natusch)

– External Expert Advisors

To contribute to improved sustainability, transparency and animal welfare standards in the python skin trade

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P u b l i c - P r i v a t e P a r t n e r s h i p

Wild Harvest

Research into the sustainability of wild harvests in Indonesia and Malaysia, with

recommendation for undertaking CITES non-detriment findings for pythons and

establishment of mechanisms for mon itoring sustainability of wild harvests

Local Livelihoods (ITC leadership)

Research into the significance of the python skin trade (both wild harvest and farming) for

the livelihoods of people and communities in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Including

testing new protocol (from ITC/IUCN) on evaluating livelihood benefits and

recommendations on how to enhance the benefits

Humane Treatment (with EHA)

Implementation of best practice guidelines for the humane treatment & slaughter of

pythons in pilot sites (captive & wild harvest) based on methods put forward in the

“Analysis of humane killing methods for reptiles in the skin trade”

Captive Breeding

Feasibility of captive breeding & testing techniques to validate captive origin of snakes

Program with 4 key work streams with different deliverables

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